Monday, March 18, 2013

Gout and Rheumatoid Arthritis.

 by Rusty Ford

People with rheumatoid arthritis can develop gout. There is a long standing myth that people with rheumatoid arthritis can not develop gout. This has long been known not to be true by most in the medical community. A new study of 813 rheumatoid arthritis patients over a 27 year period of time shows that they can indeed develop gout but at a lower rate than the rest of the population. One of the difficulties with RA patients is many times gout flare ups are seen as RA flare ups. Rusty Ford Editor http://arthritis-symptom.com/

New Study about Gout and Rheumatoid Arthritis

 by Rusty Ford

A new study shows that rheumatoid arthritis and depression may be deadly. Study notes 530 participants average age 60 average years diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis 19 years Depression is common in people suffering with rheumatoid arthritis as with any chronic condition. The study lasted 7 years. During that time time 69 people died and twice as many people who died were suffering depression. The study also found that men with depression were 5 times more likely to die than women. The sad thing is that depression is a treatable condition. Depression only makes a any chronic condition worse. If you suffer from any form of arthritis or other chronic disease talk to your doctor about depression. Not only may you save you live but you will surely make it a happier one. Rusty Editor http://arthritis-symptom.com/
 About me
 by Rusty Ford

I have been known for the hundreds of articles I have written over the years about arthritis and other health related topics. I have moved from that path and published my first book. It is about community outreach. It is geared toward how churches can reach their communities but most of the ideas in the book can apply to many non profits. The book tittle is Dynamic community outreach. You can read more about the book at Dynamic Community Outreach http://community-outreach.com/